Distinctions and Benefits of Strategic Sourcing
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Strategic sourcing involves ongoing relationships, which creates the opportunity for mutually beneficial collaboration between the buyer and the suppliers. This can result in improved profitability throughout the entire… Read the Article…
Can ERP Speak PLM?
by Jim Brown
Because product lifecycle management (PLM) offers a host of benefits to manufacturers, it has become one of the fastest growing categories of enterprise applications.
But a PLM system needs to work hand-in-hand with an… Read the Article…
Audit Your Message Strategy by Answering Three Questions
by Lawson Abinanti
Most companies create a new marketing plan every 12 months. At the same time, they should audit their message strategy to stay on top of competitors’ marketing and to have confidence that they are delivering the right… Read the Article…
Preparing for Product Development in Process Manufacturing
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Combining process industry–oriented product lifecycle management capabilities with process manufacturing–oriented enterprise resource planning ones can help alleviate many of the challenges particular to the process… Read the Article…
Quote-to-order: A Newcomer Causes a Stir in the Market
by P.J. Jakovljevic
A crop of next-generation, Web-based, on-demand, startup quote-to-order systems providers has lately flourished, spearheaded by BigMachines, whereas some traditional vendors that once defined the product configuration… Read the Article…
Quote-to-order: New Ingredients in the Recipe for Success
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Quote-to-order (Q2O) systems can address the increasing demand for personalized and customized products. Complex product specification, quoting, and ordering processes—as well as the software applications catering to… Read the Article…
Product Lifecycle Management: Expediting Product Innovation
by R. Nagarajan
The highly competitive product manufacturing market makes true product lifecycle management (PLM) inevitable. PLM helps companies map product requirements to features, obtain control over product data, preserve product… Read the Article…
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